This position serves as a food server worker, you will work in one or more functional areas of the kitchen such as food preparation, dish and pot washing, dry and refrigerated storage and receiving, and the serving area doing work such as portioning cold food, dipping hot food, working in the dish room and passing trays. This position is located at the VA Medical Center in Wichita, KS.
Major duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Sets up and breaks down assigned station with the correct supplies and food items; Portions food items into standard serving sizes using the proper utensils and specified dishware Selects and places correct items on patient trays Decides what food items to serve for the most common diets Identifies obvious discrepancies between the prescribed diets and the food items designated by the menu Sets up dining room tables for service, place food and beverages on tables, and replenish items as necessary; Delivers meal trays to the patients' bedsides; reporting the patients' comments and complaints to the supervisor or dietitian; Provides assistance to cooks in the food preparation area, such as weigh, measure and assemble ingredients according to standardized recipes; Prepares fresh fruit/cold salads/dressings/sandwich fillings and cold sandwiches and simple cold desserts; Reads and interprets regular or modified menus, individual diet cards, tray tickets or patient selections Performs heavy-duty cleaning tasks throughout the food service and related areas; Performing other duties as assigned.
Work Schedule: Full Time Shift will vary during the following hours: 5:00 am - 7:30 pm, Monday-Sunday, includes Holidays Recruitment & Relocation: Not authorizedIncentives: Not authorized Position Description Title/PD#: Food Service Worker/PD99920S
Brett.Schmalstieg@va.gov · 913-758-6457
This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
The posted pay range is $22.16 – $25.86/hr.
Applications close on 2026-09-03.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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